Aki Watanabe, a student in the comparative biology doctoral program at the Museum's Richard Gilder Graduate School, was recently chosen as a beta-tester for Google Glass. Here, Aki gives his Glass to Museum fossil preparator Ana Balcarcel.

The main mass of a rare meteorite that exploded over California’s Sierra foothills in April 2012 has been acquired through the collaborative efforts of five U.S. academic institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History.

Aki Watanabe, a student in the comparative biology doctoral program at the American Museum of Natural History's Richard Gilder Graduate School, was recently chosen as a beta-tester for Google Glass. Here, Aki gives his Glass to paleontology collections manager Carl Mehling for a behind-the-scenes look at the Big Bone Room, which houses some of the largest items in the Museum's paleontology collection.